The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1887-09-15
THE ARENA.
Newsy Items From Special Cores
pondents Throughout Lincoln
County.
What Ii GOinE ON At Lennox, Eden
and the Different Townships
Lyon County, Ia.

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will associate himself with Geo. Taylor
for the purpose of learning the shoe.
makers trade. One thing is certain,
George will have good teacher.
Miss Jennie Sheldon will close her
millinery and dressmaking business in
Lennox next week and will remove to
Canton, where she will again open a
dressmaking establishment.
Saddler Mccormick and Butcher
White went over to Sioux Falls last
Saturday and saw the sights. They ar
rived home Sunday evening with a
buggy load of bologna.
Tom Quigley seems to have better
health since he foreswore the democrat,
ic party, and yet we have reason to
hope that Tom would rather be Just a
little bit unhealthy.
Albert Boynton and Claude Treat
came up from Canton Sunday.
"Curly" Comstock and Will Smith
accompanied ladies to Canton yester.
day for the purpose, we presume
of seeing Burr Robbins animals and
patent leather whale.
The turning pole on Second street is
always surrounded by crowd watch.
ing somebody turn himself wrong side
out. We are told that number of the
young ladies are becoming quite inter
ested in the manly and graceful feats
of the young men.
Jim Hamilton will attend the terri
torial fair at Mitchell.
School commenced last Monday with
Prof. C. G. Starr and Mrs. O. p. Ashley
in charge.
Col Simonds, an old-time Lenmox res
ifenter, came down from White Lake,
where he is now located and prosper
ing, last Sunday.
Landlord Wheelhouse is improving
his hotel to considerable extent
Capt. Harlan was in town Saturday
night visiting with the /. O. o. Il.
bretheren and distributing his genial
ity generally.
From the Independent.
Miss Eloise Ashley has secured the
school five miles northeast of town,
which commences next Monday. In
securing the services of Miss Ashley
the district is assured of firstclass
school.
Mr.. Billings, w. b. Waits efficient
bookkeeper, Is now comfortably locat-
ed with his family in the house on the
corner of Second and Maple streets, for.
merly occupied by Henry Loomis and
family.
The Harlan House, at Canton, is do.
ing rushing business under the able
management Of G. NJ Seeley.
EDEN.
From The Echo.
Jack Dawson celebrated the first an.
niversary of his advent into CONNER.
cial life in Eden last Tuesday. During
the year he has increased an already
good trade for Mr.. Gilman and is de.
servedly popular with his patrons
The friends of Mrs. Al Quint will be
pleased to learn that she is slowly re.
covering from very severe sick spell
The 1st of September Mrs. Parkin
leased the st. James hotel for another
year. Under her management that
popular hostelry is getting right to the
front.
Mr.. Yer Steeg, of Sioux county; Ia.
has rented the Casey residence recent
ly vacated by. A. Pierce. Mr.. Ver
Steeg expects to start meat market
here soon.
Miss Gertrude Smith arrived from
Madison, Dak last Saturday, and on
Monday went to Canton, where she at.
tended the Normal this week. She is a
fine teacher and our school board did
well to secure her services another
term. The board would do better, how
ever, to contract with her for the entire
year.
Last Friday evening the Good TEN.
plars met at the school house and elect
ed officers for the ensuing quarter. The
meetings will hereafter be held regular
ly on Saturday evenings. The officers
elect are as follows: CT, L. B. Har
ris; V. r., Mrs. Elwood Cable; r. S.
Marion Gable; F. S., d. B. Gable; treas
urer, Mrs. d. B. Gable; chaplain, Franz
knight; P. G. T., Z. G. Worden; mar
shal, Albert Cable; guard, Lutte Farley
sentinel Cora Everhart.